By William Tauro 

A street sign loosens up and falls to the ground with the wind missing a pedestrian within inches during Tuesday’s nor’easter in Somerville 

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, January 24, the 24th day of 2017 with 340 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 7:05 and sunset is @ 4:46. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter & Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1848 – James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of ’49.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Click on link below to read January 24th, 2017 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online january-24th-2017-the-somerville-news-weekly-print-edition-online

Turn your favorite photos into “Somerville News Weekly Magic Moments!”

Sent in by our readers! Continue reading Somerville News Weekly Magic Moments Series →

Many Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday greetings go out to Kristen Cabral, Michael and Richard Cabral twins, Kristina Marie, Joey DelPonte, Alex Woo, Joseph Dipietro, Bill Rogers, Maureen Capobianco, Annamarie Trifone, Nora Alcaro, Happy 25th Birthday to Richelle Cordeiro, Mr O’Connor celebrating his 77th birthday , Happy Birthday Dom, Happy 76th Birthday Mr Viola and Happy 100th Birthday Sister Rachel.m at the Little Sisters of the Poor located on Highland Ave! Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week  →

Our annual Cabin Fever Party that is a pre-fundraiser the Boston’s Wounded Vet Ride in May. This is an opportunity to meet the honorees and volunteers of the cause. Continue reading Cabin Fever Party: Pre-Fundraiser The Boston’s Wounded Vet Ride →

Our condolences go out to the Franklin and Wallace families for the loss of Susan.  Continue reading Somerville Remembering Susan Marie (Franklin) Wallace  →

Somerville Board of Health. Licensing Commission, Traffic Commission, Traffic Board, and Conservation Commission seeking community applicants to fill vacancies for various terms.
Continue reading Somerville Seeking Community Members to Fill a Range of Board, Commission Vacancies →

Year-long series of events scheduled in 2017 in honor of City’s birthday. Submit your old photos, memories, stories of Somerville’s past to help shape a “Storytelling Gallery” at end of year event. Continue reading Somerville Plans Celebrations in Honor of 175th Birthday in 2017 →

Marya Levenson and Jacob Fay of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and State Sen. Patricia Jehlen (D-Somerville) will discuss tough dilemmas that teachers and other educators face today, in a conversation at Porter Square Books on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 pm. Continue reading Book talk: How to handle student hate speech and other dilemmas of today’s classrooms with State Sen. Patricia Jehlen →

ONGOING PROGRAMS

Join the SCOA’s email group – The email group is for Somerville Council on Aging Seniors and / or Caregivers who are interested in the latest information on resources, events, programming, etc…in and around the Somerville area. Continue reading Somerville Council on Aging Weekly Organizational Updates & Information →

Tim Kaine, the 2016 Vice Presidential nominee and U.S. Senator (D-Va.), visited Tufts University in Medford, this morning, Mon., Jan. 23. Continue reading Sen. Tim Kaine, Former VP Nominee, Visits Tufts University →